Two bodies found in undercarriage of plane at Colombia airport

Authorities say they’re investigating the nationality and origin of the our bodies of two males found at Bogota airport.

The our bodies of two younger males have been discovered within the undercarriage of an Avianca aircraft throughout upkeep in Colombian capital Bogota, in accordance with the airline and the legal professional basic’s workplace of Colombia.

The our bodies have been found by airline personnel after the aircraft from Santiago, Chile, landed in Bogota on Friday night.

“At its arrival to the El Dorado airport in Bogota, personnel from the airline found the our bodies of two individuals who flew irregularly [stowaways] within the undercarriage of the aircraft,” Avianca mentioned in a press release on Saturday.

Avianca expressed sympathy for the households of the 2 individuals and added that though it inspects aeroplanes earlier than each flight, the safety of airports and their restricted areas is the accountability of authorities.

“The technical investigation physique of the legal professional basic’s workplace is finishing up pressing actions to determine the nationality and origin of the our bodies aged between 15 and 20, Afro-descendent, which have been discovered contained in the airplane,” the legal professional basic’s workplace mentioned in a press release.

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Though no identification paperwork have been discovered with the our bodies, one was carrying forex from the Dominican Republic and a suitcase discovered with the boys had paperwork from that nation, suggesting the boys might have been in that nation.

These discoveries “infer that the boys might have been on the aircraft since January 3”, when it was final within the Dominican Republic, the workplace mentioned.

The aircraft was final given common upkeep on December 27, the legal professional basic’s workplace added, and has since travelled to Bogota, Guarulhos, close to Sao Paulo, Brazil, and Santiago.

The our bodies had been frozen and have been partially thawed, the assertion added, and one had burns.